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TCI Program Established to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Transportation

Clean Energy Law

In December 2018, after having successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 53.3%, a majority of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) jurisdictions announced plans to design a program to address carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels.

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The Winding Path of Australian Climate Policy

Legal Planet

On a per capita basis, Australia’s carbon emissions are even higher than the United States. Little wonder that scholars in 2018 described Australian climate policy has a “festival of misadventure. A decade ago, Australia had a climate tax. That was repealed in 2014, and the ensuing period saw little progress. As in the U.S.,

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Fact checking Ontario’s Environment Minister

Enviromental Defense

But when the PC government was elected in June 2018, it cancelled those incentives. In Q2 of 2018, the last quarter with incentives, 3 per cent of vehicle sales were EVs. In Q4 of 2018, the first quarter with no Ontario incentives, EV sales dropped to just 1 per cent of vehicles sold. What happened? Absolutely not. . Marie, Ont.,

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Arctic Futures: White Shield or Blue Economy

Legal Planet

A blue Arctic is of such importance to China that in 2018 the country declared itself a ‘near Arctic state.’ The blue Arctic is a key site of economic activity for all the littoral Arctic states, and indeed for others such as China. Open Arctic sea lanes dramatically shorten shipping times from China to Europe.

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The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing

Physics World

As the world grapples with the consequences of climate change, many scientists have begun to face up to the realities of their carbon emissions. In particular, the Dutch national supercomputing facility SURF does not produce any carbon emissions because it uses 100% renewable power produced by wind or solar in the Netherlands.

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PUC Invites Comments On Petition To Issue A Policy Statement On Electric Utility Rate Design For Electric Vehicle Charging

PA Environment Daily

With zero tailpipe emissions, EVs present the potential to reduce air pollution and adverse health impacts and burdens on Pennsylvanians and their communities. -- Greenhouse gas reductions – climate change caused by greenhouse gas (including carbon) emissions is one of the most significant challenges we face today.

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

Storage costs decreased almost 70 per cent between 2015 and 2018 and are expected to keep falling significantly. Efficiency programs are the best and cheapest way to reduce carbon emissions because they both lower energy costs and carbon emissions. Construction worker installs new energy-efficient windows.